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Torn in Two: This map, prepared by a Union artillery officer, focuses less on the battle action, but demonstrates its strategic significance in relation to Washington, DC. Charged with defending the nation’s capital, Union troops hoped to gain a quick victory over Confederate troops. Anticipating that a Union victory would bring a speedy end to the war, citizens from the nation’s capital came in carriages with picnic lunches to watch the action. Unfortunately, the poorly trained Union troops suffered a humiliating defeat, and both sides realized that the war would not be resolved quickly. Other names used for the battle, as reflected in the map’s title, were Stone Bridge and Manassas Plains. Another battle occurred in the same area, August 29-30, 1862, and subsequently was known as the Second Battle of Bull Run or Manassas.
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Document identity
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xg94j213m
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Map to illustrate the battle of Bull Run, Stone Bridge or Manassas Plains
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
xg94j213m
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map to illustrate the battle of Bull Run, Stone Bridge or Manassas Plains
description
Torn in Two: This map, prepared by a Union artillery officer, focuses less on the battle action, but demonstrates its strategic significance in relation to Washington, DC. Charged with defending the nation’s capital, Union troops hoped to gain a quick victory over Confederate troops. Anticipating that a Union victory would bring a speedy end to the war, citizens from the nation’s capital came in carriages with picnic lunches to watch the action. Unfortunately, the poorly trained Union troops suffered a humiliating defeat, and both sides realized that the war would not be resolved quickly. Other names used for the battle, as reflected in the map’s title, were Stone Bridge and Manassas Plains. Another battle occurred in the same area, August 29-30, 1862, and subsequently was known as the Second Battle of Bull Run or Manassas.
date
["[1862]"]
year
1862
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006550
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861--Maps
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns--Maps
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Manassas
Manassas National Battlefield Park
North and Central America
Prince William (county)
United States
Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Virginia
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
G.P. Putnam
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map ; 17 x 28 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Below map: Explanations and references prepared for the "Record" by Brig.-Gen. W.F. Barry, U.S.A. chief of artillery.
In lower right corner of map: Richardson, N.Y.
Map covers area from Washington to Groveton.
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no
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xg94j213m
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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799524680275d2f6